I am Douglas M. McCullough (Mac), President and Primary Instructor for Stone Mountain Firearms Training Service (SMFTS).  I formed this company to serve the Atlanta area firearms shooting public with sound instruction on the responsible, safe and effective use of handguns and armed self-defense, and to provide an information resource for related topics.

Class size is kept small (four students or fewer).

We use SIRT Pistols to support much of the hands on exercises both in the classroom and on the range.  Click here to learn about SIRT Pistols.

We provide .22 rimfire pistols or centerfire pistols equipped with .22 rimfire conversion kits in all of our basic pistol courses.  They are also equipped with Crimson Trace laser grips for use in analyzing sighting and trigger control problems.  We use .22 rimfire handguns because learning to shoot is easier with the low shot report and recoil that these guns provide.  If students use our pistols ammunition is included in the cost of the course.  Students can at their option elect to use their own centerfire handguns but if they do they must supply their own ammunition.

We rely on Total Participant Involvement in all of our courses.

All skills included in the lessons are explained, demonstrated and practiced until proficiency is demonstrated.

Students in our NRA courses are provided with an NRA Student Packet which includes a User Guide for the course material and several brochures pertaining to the NRA, safety and training opportunities.

Students who complete NRA courses receive a certificate of course completion. 

NRA pistol courses meet the requirements for the Florida Concealed Carry License.

All of our courses are supported with Power Point slides and video.

I have been shooting and teaching firearms and marksmanship off and on since 1970, mostly military small arms.  Until just a few years ago I was primarily a rifle shooter.  Highlights of my experience are:

     1959 thru 1962, Jr. ROTC Rifle Team, Bellaire High School

     1964, Member of the First Infantry Division Rifle Team 

     1969 thru 1971, Shooter/Coach, University of Houston Varsity Rifle Team, Classified Master

     1970, NRA First Team All American, International Rifle

     1972 thru1975, Taught/supervised the teaching of Infantry small arms and competition rifle

     1977, Committee Chief, Infantry Weapons, 1st AIT Brigade, Ft. Benning, GA

     1978 OIC, 1st AIT Brigade Combat Rifle Team, Ft. Benning, GA

     1983 to 1986 Commanded US Army Marksmanship Training Unit #5, Ft. Riley, KS
(Shooter/Coach in the US Army shooting system for that time) Classified High Master
 
     1986 thru 1988, Shooter/Civilian Team Coach, National Matches, Camp Perry, OH

     1989 thru 1991, Training Developer, Firearms Training Systems, Norcross, GA

     2001 thru May, 2009, Training Developer, Meggitt Training Systems Inc, Suwanee, GA

     2010 Certified NRA Pistol Instructor

I am Distinguished with Service Rifle and hold a Bronze Leg Badge for Pistol. 

My rating for Service Rifle was High Master when I retired from competition in 1988.

Several years ago I started shooting handguns as a result of wanting to be armed for self defense and realizing that it would take some work to do it right.  Recently I was Certified by the National Rifle Association (NRA) to teach First Steps Pistol, Basic Pistol and Personal Protection Inside the Home.  Those three courses are the foundation for what we do at SMFTS. 

My goal is to make it safer in our community as a result of improving the knowledge, skills and attitude of our students with respect to the use of handguns and thereby to help preserve the right of all of us to keep and bear arms as clearly stated in the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.